No political slant. No hype.
The weather is calm: mostly dry and mild through midweek, with rain returning late Thursday into Friday. The real-world problem is the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania and New York, and long-running drought is still drying up private wells in Maine.
Drops to Green if weekly measles case counts in Pennsylvania and New York keep slowingGoes Orange if measles spreads into a large metro school system or the late-week coastal low strengthens more than forecast
This threat level is the 0400 Report's own assessment, not an official government alert, warning or declaration. For official alerts where you live, follow your local emergency officials and the National Weather Service. How we set it
Pennsylvania has at least 1,338 confirmed cases in 44 counties, more than 250 hospitalizations and 5 confirmed deaths, with Lancaster and Mifflin counties hit hardest. The pace has slowed to about 20 to 40 new cases a week, and schools have seen closures and quarantines after exposures.
Gov. Hochul declared a measles disaster emergency on Oct. 5 to speed up vaccination and testing. Cases are concentrated in under-immunized rural communities across 18 counties, with more than 160 confirmed this year as of Oct. 20.
NWS Caribou says no part of Maine is drought-free; about 43% of the state is in severe drought and groundwater at some sites is at record lows. Some rural households are hauling water or drilling deeper wells, and full recovery isn't expected before winter or spring.
No significant outages or grid alerts.
High pressure keeps it dry through Wednesday after weekend frost in parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.
No new disruptions.
Measles remains the main item: Pennsylvania has more than 1,300 cases and New York is under a disaster emergency.
Measles remains the main item: Pennsylvania has more than 1,300 cases and New York is under a disaster emergency. Drought continues in Maine and has expanded slightly in northeastern Pennsylvania, central New York and northwestern New Jersey.
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